Identification-tag holder.



J. McG|NTY. IDENTIF| CAT|ON TAG HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. l9l3- Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

51mm JM Gin ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES McG-INTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IDENTIFICATION-TAG HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '7, 1915.

Application filed May 6, 1913. Serial No. 765,893.

'- tags; and it has forits primary object the provision of adevice of this character which may be worn about the person and arranged so as to becomeconspicuous when undressing the person to whom it is attached at the time of an accident or sudden death and the like and constructed with a view to permitting it to accommodate suitable identifying data such as a card bearing the name and address of the holder.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the device; Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the device; and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.,

The device comprises a main body member 1, which may be constructed of any suitable well known material that maybe treated so as to'be rendered waterproof. vAt

one side the member has the marginal edges of a piece of material-1.2 secured thereto,

the material within its marginal edges being free from the -member 1, so as to. define therewith a' pocket 3, in which'may be arranged an identification card 4:, on which may. be arrangedthe nameand address of the holder of the tag or any other desirable data or information. A .flap 5 is also secured to the back of the body member 1 and arranged with a free portion which may be extended over the material2 to overlie the pocket. -The flap and the pocket forming member 2 may be constructed of chamois or like yieldable material which-will be soft against the body ofthe wearer when the de-. VICG' iS worn around the neck.

i this invention as claimed.

The member 1 is provided in its upper corners with eyelets 6 in which are removin which are secured the knot ends 9 of a sup porting cord 10, the latter being adapted to be applied around the neck of the wearer ably fitted snap fastenin'gs 7 having loops 8, p

of the article, so that the device may be supported beneath the clothing of the wearer as will be understood. The snap fastenings have detachable engagement in the eyelets whereby one of the fastenings may be removed from its eyelets when it is desired to a place the device upon thebody or remove the same therefrom.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of tending beyond said fourth edge of the flat member, a flap; arranged beyond said fourth edge of the' flat member and to bear against the offset portion thereof and also to bear against the said extended portion of the main member, said flap and main member having openings in the corners farthest removed from the flat member and eyelets in said openings,

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

' JAMES MoGINTY.

Witnesses:

j SAMUEL Bnony,

A. DEMING. 

